A Very Interesting Thing.
When you are in the queue (as opposed to the self service thing, which is great), there is a major etiquette going on.
First of all, you absolutely HAVE to put the divider between your shopping and the person behind you. It is a BIG DEAL if you don't. They get annoyed and tut, and reach around you to get the divider. I have it now. It's the first thing I do.Nothing worse than being in a queue for 5 minutes when the person behind you is cross because you didn't put the divider in.
The till people do not acknowledge you AT ALL until the person before you has packed their shopping into their bags, paid and left. It is as though you are invisible. When all is done, they look at you as though you have suddenly appeared from nowhere, and say " Good Morning! "
This happens in every single supermarket.
The till people have to do this, I realise, because there are so many questions they need to ask each shopper.
Here is the list of what they say.
1) Hello. How ARE you?
2) Do you have your own bags?
3) Do you need any help packing?
4) Do you have a Nectar/Tesco/club points card/vouchers?
5) How many of your own bags have you used? (you get points for this)
6)Do you need help taking your parcels to your car?
7) Do you need your parking ticket validated?
8) Have a nice day.
I feel so loved.
When you are in the queue (as opposed to the self service thing, which is great), there is a major etiquette going on.
First of all, you absolutely HAVE to put the divider between your shopping and the person behind you. It is a BIG DEAL if you don't. They get annoyed and tut, and reach around you to get the divider. I have it now. It's the first thing I do.Nothing worse than being in a queue for 5 minutes when the person behind you is cross because you didn't put the divider in.
The till people do not acknowledge you AT ALL until the person before you has packed their shopping into their bags, paid and left. It is as though you are invisible. When all is done, they look at you as though you have suddenly appeared from nowhere, and say " Good Morning! "
This happens in every single supermarket.
The till people have to do this, I realise, because there are so many questions they need to ask each shopper.
Here is the list of what they say.
1) Hello. How ARE you?
2) Do you have your own bags?
3) Do you need any help packing?
4) Do you have a Nectar/Tesco/club points card/vouchers?
5) How many of your own bags have you used? (you get points for this)
6)Do you need help taking your parcels to your car?
7) Do you need your parking ticket validated?
8) Have a nice day.
I feel so loved.
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